The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-04
the Century.


The December Century opens with a
frontispiece portrait of Lincoln from a
photograph made about the time of his
inauguration, which event is the sub
iect of the present part of the Lincoln
History. Messrs Nicolay and Hay con-
tiaue in this number the promised pub
Iication of new material. The narrative
begins with Mr.. Lincoin's departure
from Springfield, and includes an au-
thentic account of his farewell to his
neighbors and of the speeches made at
Indianapolis, Columbus, Steubenville,
Trenton, Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
An exact statement of the facts in re-
gard to Lincoln's secret night journey
through Baltimore is given, accom-
panied by unpublished letters from
Seward. Scott and General Stone. Prof.
Charles w. Shields. of Princeton Col
lege, contributes an important and in
teresting paper, entitled, The United
Churches of the United States" being
review of the Century letters on
Christian Unity, which were written
as comments on his former article OF
the same title. MIR. Kennan's second
paper deals with the "Prison Life of the
Russian Revolutionists" and answers
the question, What is the specific ma
ture of the wrongs which call forth, es
pecially among the youth of Russia,
such manifestations of fierce, passionate
hatred Tor the Tsar, and which
inspires such persistent and des-
perate attempts to take his life?
An illustrated paper on the Sea of
Galilee is contributed by Edward L.
Wilson. The narrative is the result of
personal observation and experience in
Palestine, during which Mr.. Wilson
made large number OF photographs,
which have ben utilized in illustra-
tions which accompany the article. Mr..
Brander Matthews contributes an in
teresting study of journalism entitled
Notes on Partisan Newspapers, in
which are characterized various leading
journals. Mrs. NJ G. van Rensselaer,
writes this month, in her series on the
English cathedrals, about Durham, OF
which she says: Among all the
cathedraIs of England, Durham Is per-
haps the most imposing, and its sltua-
ton is magnificent, past rivalry" The
fiction of the number embraces the
second part of THE GraysOns, by
edward Eggleston; the second fourth
Of George W. Cables novelette, of the
Teche country, "Au LARGE" and TIE
uISb pdIO " L NC DuSduOCSs 1dLlh w
Stockton's sequel to "Mrs. Lecks and
Mrs. AIeshine." There is also q short
story by J. G. Perkins, entitled After
the Ward" Mr. lrying's Faust is the
subject Of two papers, one by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pencil in praise of its pic
torial successes The other paper, which
is not signed, deals with the acting.
The Topics Of the Time are editorial ar
ticl,s On Municipal Patriotism," on
the proposed Constitution Day" and
The ,ventieth Year of Our National
Disgrace" lie. the official license of
literary piracy.) Mr. Brander Matthews
contributes an Open Letter" on" Cheap
Books, presenting in the most interest
ing way the probable effect upon Anne
rican literature of the passage of this
Anne lean Copyright Leagues Dill estab
fishing international copyright. The
short papers on The Education OF the
Bind come to a conclusion with
consideration of the occupations which
are practicable to this class. The num-
Der contains no battle paper but. as an
nounced, a few pages of Memoranda
on the Civil War" The poetry of the
number is contributed by Mrs. Annie
Fields Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, Edith
NJ. Thomas, Stuart Sterne," Maurice
r. Egan, Henry Ames Blood, and Walt
Whitman "a stanza, Twilight y, and in
Bric-a-Brac by John Vance Cheney,
Charles H. CrandalI, Jennie W. Meter,
and others.